Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
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Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2083900 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India Context triple: [Narmada Dam project, keyLegalCase, Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India]
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A.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
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B.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an Indian child rights organization dedicated to ending child labor, trafficking, and exploitation and ensuring access to education for all children.
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C.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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D.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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E.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India Target entity description: Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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A.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
-
B.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an Indian child rights organization dedicated to ending child labor, trafficking, and exploitation and ensuring access to education for all children.
-
C.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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D.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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E.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Supreme Court of India case
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landmark judgment ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
inter-generational equity
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sustainable development ⓘ |
| appliesProvision |
Article 14 of the Constitution of India
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Article 21 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 32 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| benchType | Constitution Bench ⓘ |
| citation | (2000) 10 SCC 664 ⓘ |
| concerns |
Sardar Sarovar Dam
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surface form:
Sardar Sarovar Project
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| courtLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
|
| decisionType | majority judgment ⓘ |
| establishesPrinciple |
courts should defer to expert bodies in technical matters
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development and environment must be balanced ⓘ displacement requires adequate rehabilitation ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced later dam and displacement cases
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shaped Indian environmental jurisprudence ⓘ |
| imposesCondition |
monitoring of resettlement and environmental safeguards
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phased construction linked to rehabilitation ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
Narmada Bachao Andolan
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Union of India ⓘ |
| involvesProject | Sardar Sarovar Dam ⓘ |
| involvesRiver |
Narmada
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surface form:
Narmada River
|
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| languageOfJudgment | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
environmental impact assessment
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judicial review of large infrastructure projects ⓘ rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced persons ⓘ role of expert bodies in environmental decision-making ⓘ |
| regionAffected | states along the Narmada River ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Narmada Bachao Andolan
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surface form:
Narmada Bachao Andolan movement
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| relatedToRight |
right to environment
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right to life ⓘ right to livelihood ⓘ |
| result |
challenge to dam project largely rejected
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project allowed to continue with conditions ⓘ |
| subject |
Narmada
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surface form:
Narmada River
development projects ⓘ displacement of people ⓘ environmental law ⓘ large dam construction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfLitigation | public interest litigation ⓘ |
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Subject: Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India Description of subject: Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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